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A while ago I was tagged by Kileen to do a 7 confessions post. I usually don't participate in tags or share uninteresting personal information, but I've really really enjoyed reading everyone's confessions posts and learning more about my fellow bloggers. So...here goes:

1. I moved 6 times during my childhood. From China, to PA, NJ, VA, NY, OH, then to MA. It was hard to make and keep close friends in school and I don't wish to subject my future kids to that.

2. I like some really gross foods (like offals! lol). We had a good twitter chat going about this : )

3. I used to dabble in piano and had a secret YouTube channel. By Asian piano standards, I'm awful. I like playing Asian love songs.

4. I skipped 5th grade and missed the birds and the bees talk in health class. Why did it have to be that year?

5. Sometimes I believe in fate. My boyfriend of 6+ years and I grew up on opposite coasts and applied to a myriad of colleges, but we both narrowed it down to the same top two choices. We ended up choosing the same one and I met him my first day of school!

6. I think the best gift my parents ever gave me was a humble beginning.

7. I had a small "business" in high school sewing clothes & handbags for classmates. My senior year was spent furiously sewing in the basement! I even had to go to the ER after sewing my finger to a garment, lol. Some dresses that I made for proms (don't laugh!):

oh wow jean! u are good. my mom has a sewing machine and i used to make my friend clothes for school dances, but they weren't anything elaborate like your prom dresses. it normally consisted of tube tops, tube dresses and tube skirts! lol!!

Wow! What great sewing skills you have! That green dress is very detailed! I know what you mean about moving around. Though I never moved out of state, the constant moving and moving back made it hard to establish any childhood friends.

OMG and I thought I had it hard going to so many different schools. I can't imagine moving between States/provinces. What are offals???? lol I saw your Youtube channel before..you either showed me or posted it somewhere. : ) I think you have talent! I have none at all (in music) so consider yourself lucky. ; ) The story of you and your boyfriend is so cute. : )

Did you attend THREE proms?!? I love the design of the green dress, but that wouldn't be my first colour choice. LOL

Gotta love these confessions, I really enjoy getting to know everyone a bit more too. Thanks Kileen who starts this post, you rock girl!

To my surprise, several ladies within petite community were born overseas. I thought that is interesting because I was not born here either. We all can relate to one another in some ways. I had no idea you sew, I mean look at those prom dresses. You are very talented and pretty. Glad you did this post :)

I think you're very talented. No I did not laugh at those pics, and you were very pretty even back in high school! I really enjoy reading your blog and a few others from the petite community. My blog is about food so I haven't much to contribute to the community but I love what you guys do and I regularly check for sales alerts. Keep up the good work!

The dresses look so well made. I think you should revive this small business :) My bf and I met in college too, not on the first day, but one of the first few days. Our story isn't as cool because we're both from the same area back home and went to a state college, but I still believe in fate!

This was really fun to read! Even though I've always been in the LA area, I've moved around quite a bit... 10 times since college! I didn't even know what offals are, but after googling it, I have to admit that I eat it too haha. I also skipped a grade (but in high school), so that's another thing we have in common! Love your #5, I'll have to share with you about how I met hubby one of these days! Very much agree with your #6 as well, wouldn't have trade my upbringing for anything because I probably wouldn't be here otherwise. And omg thanks for sharing those prom pics!! I don't think I'd be brave enough to share mine haha. The green dress actually looks quite nice on you, but a different color probably would've helped :)

Awww Jean, the story of you and your boyfriend is so sweet! And I can totally see your dresses being gorgeous if you just modernized them a bit. It's amazing how you can make them and I too agree that you should start up your business again! :)

I just watched your videos. Oh wow! I am really impressed. You're so talented in many ways. I have always loved to play piano but didn't get a chance to learn when I was young. Thanks for sharing with us. You're truly a perfect Jeanie :)

You have been with your bf for 6yrs and you are not even engaged or married!?! Why??? I don't understand why my Azn sistas adopt these loose American ways and abandon our traditional cultural ways that have benefited our people for thousands of years! We are a people who value family and if dude has not put a ring on your finger then how is he or you respecting our family oriented culture?

Not attacking u, I just don't get it and i see too many of our young Azian people forsaking our traditional cultural ways to fit in with a selfish American culture.

@Anonymous: Not to go off topic, but people in the old country aren't marrying that young anymore either. My Hong Kong peers are mostly in the 28-35 age range and only half of them are married (mostly those in their 30s). The average age of first marriage in Taiwan is pretty much hitting the late 20s/early 30s as well. The world is changing and traditions get altered. That's just the way it is. I'm sure our ancestors would freak out at the fact that our brides wear white.

!! when i read #1 i finally felt better that i wasn't the only one. i moved so much too and i don't think i'm quite done. i never want my kids to go through this terrible lack of stability.

yeah why don't you do your own alterations? you're great at it and don't you give me this humble crap denying it :)

@anonymous: sometimes young professionals have so many better things to do than hunker down and get married so early. if you find someone amazing early on, they're a keeper and you don't need a ring to reaffirm that.

@jean: you two are the most beautiful couple. someday you're going to have the most beautiful kids. wish you the best in many years to come!

Impressive sewing skills. Even in high school, you looked so pretty and smart too. I heard that piano improves math skills because they're related - is that true? (I credit a great math high school teacher, not my piano lessons.) I was always the new kid too - From one country to the next so friendships were temporary. Pictures of you and your bf show how dedicated you are to each other - hurrah to you both!

Awww, I enjoyed reading your confessions! Wow, you are so lucky (and so smart!) for skipping the 5th grade...I remember I hated the boys and bees talk. You played piano too?! I didn't pursue it for very long lol but it seems very typical for an asian to play some sort of classical instrument.

Wow, thank you guys for all of your comments! I was surprised to come back from Thanksgiving to see all these lovely notes. I really did not share these confessions to show off sewing skills...if any of you saw my sewing in person you'd be appalled by how shoddy it is. I cut a lot of corners to save time and the job is far from professional, hence why I take all my clothes to the tailor still.

@AubreyOhDang! Lol! No DIY posts in the future...I enjoy shopping too much now to DIY.

@Elle Aww, I'm sure you got to be pretty decent at the piano after five years. So Asian of our moms : ) I don't do my own alterations because I don't trust myself with nicer stuff, also it takes way too much time and patience!

@Erin Lol! Good thing we weren't...I'm actually embarrassed to think I sold my shoddy workmanship to classmates. I wonder what they've done to my "stuff" by now...

@Ping Haha thanks Ping, but trust me up close these were not so great.

@DiamondsandTulle I know! I look at people like my boyfriend who have lived in once place pretty much their entire lives, and have a band of close friends from elementary school or even earlier, and I'm jealous!

@Cee That is so sweet! It's really nice that you two are from the same area back home, so your families can potentially see more of both of you. Splitting the holidays on two coasts is rough! And lol...my little business died for good reason ; )

@PetiteXXS You must tell us at the meetup! I also feel like we have a ton in common, can't wait to chat in person.

@herwaisechoice Thanks Jen : ) And I don't have the fashion sense to make clothing for post-high school wear lol...no chance the "business" will be revived haha.

@PetiteLittleGirl Your comment gave me a good laugh, Sydney : ) That is far far from the truth but thank you for watching, and it's never too late to pick it up. My mom started teaching herself after watching her kids take lessons and she plays to relax!

@diana Ah I am embarrassed but thank you very much for your kind words. I'm glad you liked some of the (cheesy Asian love) songs!

omg! sewing!!! i have yet to learn how to sew clothes. where did you learn? YT vids? books? trial and error? i also wanna transform some of my clothes that i dont wear into something cooler. gah i dunno where to start ;.;

How strange! I just found your blog through Steph DSK Jewelry's blog and thought your style was so chic! The weird thing is I am still a subscriber of your piano channel because of Canon in D! No wonder you looked so familiar!

I have been following your blog for a while. I'm also a petite Asian girl (almost as the same size as yours) , born and raised in China. I came to the States three years ago. Your blog really provides me an awesome guideline for building my wardrobe. BTW, I also play the piano and I've actually bumped into your secrect YouTube channel several times...:) You played really well~